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Why do people still believe in covid?
You are really good at the funny one-liners Scottie. Why don't you post on the joke threads? You, me, the cat, the tree, the volcano, the oceans are all part of nature. Nature doesn't do things for nothing. Given that our bodies are nature, does it not make sense, that the body has specific functions, to ensure certain fundamental things? And the two most basic ones are survival and reproduction. In a nut-shell; that is what it is all about. Along the way, the body needs to protect itself. This it does extremely well. Our problems in health, are essentially twofold. One is the defence system not being up to the task of defending. What does it defend against? Toxins!! Smoke, poisons, chemicals in food, medicines (including vaxxes), EMFs etc. Nature is us. We are nature. -
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Thailand Ranked 106th in English Proficiency Out of 116 Countries
I am surprised that no one has stated the blindingly obvious, that the last thing the powers-that-be want is a well-educated, English speaking, thinking population. If they had one, they would very quickly cease to be the powers-that be. The education system is set up exactly as it is wanted to be, and very effective at what it does. -
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Thailand May Ease Overseas Income Tax Rules Amid Global Changes
Why would you intentionally wish to flout the rules in your host country? -
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US passport renewal
Do you remember the month/year? This was for your current passport? Maybe the issue date would help define the month/year? Did you return to pick up your new passport? Or did you purchase a Thai Post EMS slip in the open-air lobby? You can't make an appointment for an adult passport renewal, you'd have to choose another option. -
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Can Foreign Tourists in Pattaya Expect Fair Legal Treatment?
I don’t have video, however I lived right at the intersection of Pratamnak and Thappraya and there was nightly check stops there pre-covid. I used to go stand and observe. I saw a disproportionate number of foreigners being administered breath tests, being escorted off somewhere and being returned to the scene a short time later. I cannot say exactly what happened, but I can speculate what did. They also tried it on with my buddy, who lived in the same building as me there one night as we came home from having a few drinks. He had 2 beer the whole night as he was driving. They immediately stuck their “flashlight” in his face that has a passive alcohol sensor that detects alcohol in the ambient air, which could have detected any alcohol inside the vehicle, be it me, him, a spilled bottle of hand sanitizer, etc. he was the ordered from the truck to blow in their roadside breath tester. I know that breath testing device intimately. I was an operator of the same device for 18 years, and was a calibrator of them for 6 years. They use a fuel sensor that “burns” the ethanol emitted from your breath and calculates a reading. There are nowhere near as accurate as a “breathalyzer” (that is the brand name of breath testing device invented by Dr Robert Borkenstein). I was also a qualified technician designated by the Attorney General to operate the breathalyzer and conducted thousands of breath tests. The device they use, the Alco-Sensor IV is to be calibrated every 50 tests (yes, a log is supposed to be written down, and documenting the number of breaths through it) or every two weeks, whichever comes first. Upon re-calibration of this device, I have seen it read higher by at least 18% using a standard gas with ethanol in it at an exact known concentration. I am also trained as a Standardized Field Sobriety instructor as well as a Drug Recognition Expert recognized by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and was also designated person by the Attorney General to conduct such testing. I can tell sobriety by physiological symptoms and can also opine on what category of drug (alcohol is a drug) ranging from CNS Depressants, Inhalants, Dissociative Anesthetice, Cannabis, Stimulants, Hallucinogens and Narcotic Analgesics. I have witnessed the police administering tests with this roadside device and they conduct well over 50 tests per device in two to three hours (you can tell how many tests they do by counting the number of discarded mouthpieces at the checkpoint). When they tried it on with my friend, they used a device that had just been taken from another driver who had blown “over”. It was stuck in his face and he was told to blow. There was no direct observation of him from the time he exited the vehicle to the time he blew. He was told to sit “over there” and wait. How do they know he didn’t drink something in that time span. How do they know he didn’t burp and it was mouth alcohol and not breath alcohol. I guess what I am saying, policing is a science. And my observations have been opposite of how police enforcement is conducted here. I have watched many foreigners be in fear of the police, and how they are asked to “pay up” to make things go away. here is a perfect example caught on video just the other day on how foreigners are treated. He was told he was getting a ticket for expired road tax, on a bike he didn’t own (it was a rental) and unless he reads Thai himself, he would not be able to know the exact date it was expired. When he told them he didn’t have cash, the ticket book went away and he was left to drive to his destination. so yeah, I have stood and observed myself and I know what I have seen. I suggest you go out and watch yourself. here are my credentials added with some redactions. I know what I am talking about -
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Roaming dog pack
Beautiful fairy tale. Dog killers in Thailand. Do you actually believe what you're drooling about?
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